Giga Bokeria, the Secretary of National Security Council (NSC), hopes Bidzina Ivanishvili’s address, released on 10 July in connection with the forthcoming presidential elections slated for October, will bring real results. Bokeria, who simultaneously chairs the Interagency Commission for Fair and Free Elections, speaks about violent setting in the country:

“We have heard Prime Minister’s statement regarding the forthcoming presidential elections. Part of this statement contains correct messages – I mean the part where he says that his and his team’s objective must be not only the victory of their political team but also the conduct of fair and free elections. As always, however, the key is whether these words will be translated into deeds; because the situation existing today, which we all witness, starkly differs from the statement of the prime minister. Earlier, we also heard prime minister’s another statement that the takeover of self-government bodies by force, threats…